OC investigation leads to Wicomico pursuit

Joshua B. Robinson-Gripper, 22, was taken into custody Sunday evening after a pursuit that went from the area of Civic Avenue and Route 50 business in Salisbury to the area of Route 50 and Route 670 outside Hebron.

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Members of the Hebron Volunteer Fire Department help this man after he crashed a car after a brief chase by Maryland State Police and Wicomico County Sheriff Office late Sunday night. According to police, MSP initiated a traffic stop near Hobbs Road and Route 50, the vechicle did not stop, and the (rest is unknown at this time)(Photo: Staff photo Todd Dudek, Staff photo by Todd Dudek)Buy Photo

A tip about suspicious people in Ocean City ended with criminal charges for five people and a chase from Salisbury to the Hebron area.

At about 1:30 p.m. Sunday, a resident told a public safety aide about three suspicious people in the Teal Drive area, according to Ocean City Police Department spokeswoman Lindsay O'Neal. The vehicle they were in had been stolen in Montgomery County, O'Neal said.

Two residents in the Teal Drive area also reported burglaries, she said.

Christopher H. Bussey, 25, Dominique A. Burton, 19, and Shinecia D. Mercer, 19, and another person who was determined to be connected, Heather A. Haire, 25, were all taken into custody, O'Neal said.

Investigators broadcast the description of a fifth suspect and a vehicle stolen from the Hilton parking lot in the area of 32nd Street and Baltimore Avenue at about 6:40 p.m., O'Neal said.

Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Lt. Tim Robinson said that Joshua B. Robinson-Gripper, 22, was taken into custody Sunday evening after a pursuit that went from the area of Civic Avenue and Route 50 business in Salisbury to the area of Route 50 and Route 670 outside Hebron.

The pursuit ended in Robinson-Gripper being involved in a single-vehicle crash, Robinson said.

Each of the suspects, all from Washington, D.C., are facing theft and burglary charges. Burton and Mercer also each face charges of false statement to peace officer.

Robinson-Gripper also faces 22 traffic charges and a charge that relates to providing a fraudulent identity.